Phil Quinlan

Partner, Restructuring Services

KPMG Australia

Phil has more than 15 years' experience specialising in restructuring, turnaround and financial investigation in Australia and the UK.

Phil has had exposure to cross-border insolvency and multi-jurisdictional issues including:

  • Halifax – investment services (AU and NZ)
  • Dick Smith – retail (AU and NZ)
  • Borders/Whitcoulls – retail (AU and NZ).

Phil has had significant exposure to the hospitality industry, including:

  • consulting on many of the larger hospitality restructures in New South Wales over the last ten years
  • the consulting and review of over 180 venues (hotels, clubs, pubs, resorts and function centres)
  • managing the trading and sale of approximately 80 hotels under external administration.

He was seconded to a major Australian lender where he reviewed a large cross-section of its loan portfolio.

Phil joined KPMG as a Partner following the firm's merger with Ferrier Hodgson in June 2019.

 

Areas of expertise

  • Turnaround management
  • Restructuring advice
  • Cash flow management
  • Dispute resolution and stakeholder management
  • Formal insolvency appointments

 

Industries

  • Hospitality
  • Bankruptcy
  • Deal Advisory
  • Debt management
  • Disputes
  • Financial Management
  • Financial restatement
  • Financial restructuring
  • Planning, budgeting, and forecasting
  • Transactions

  • Masters in Civil Engineering

  • Registered Liquidator

  • Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (FCA)

  • Member of the Australian Restructuring Insolvency & Turnaround Association

  • Hospitality

  • Retail

  • Mining and mining services

  • Financial services